Six Deadly Steps by Sonya Jesus

Author:Sonya Jesus [Jesus, Sonya]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-04-01T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Paolo

Luca Cabrali

Instead of delivering the burner phone to the post office, I figure, dropping it at the church will work better. So before going to the hotel for some much-needed sleep, I grabbed an energy drink, traded my car out for a limo, and asked to be driven to Old Ridge.

My buddy’s hotel isn’t that far away, so I left my car in the parking lot. The old dude in the front seat, with a friendly smile, doesn’t seem surprised when I ask for somewhere fun.

“Fun time, got it.” He swirls his head forward before I get a chance to clarify.

“A place where they don’t recognize my face, and where there aren’t paparazzi.” Movie stars travel in black limos, and that’s who I’m pretending to be. Anthony Shard. It’s a made-up name, but if I play the part right, no one will know.

“You famous?” The stout man with the white beard turns around to study me, but I keep my head down. I can see the driver through mirrors in the vehicle.

Like an asshole. “Preferably, a place I can get laid.”

The driver’s tight lips convey his disapproval, but he drives and leaves the divider down. Because I have nothing to hide, I simply sit in the backseat, thinking about how much of a bad idea this is.

There are so many things in play, and each one of them puts Isabella in danger. I don’t think she realizes how risky this plan is. If Beppe finds out she’s planning his murder, offering up money to the highest bidder, he’d lose his shit and kill her.

Tony would probably be the one to pull the trigger.

“Is there a church anywhere near where we are going. I’d like to stop in and say a prayer.” My plan B is already expecting my call.

“Unita it is. You need to make a reservation, sir.”

For privacy, I hit the button to section off the driving cabin from the back seat and pull out my phone to call my backup. Favors get you everything in this world.

“Luca?” The Beneventi hitwoman answers, but she’s not surprised by my call.

“Three won’t play.” In case someone has hyper-sensitive hearing, I lower my voice, occulting the truth between carefully chosen words. Steele, step three, turned down the hit, and if I know Isabella, she’s either going to do it herself or mess up and reach out to more people.

“Duh.” Her voice is groggy from sleep. “I told you that.”

“Can you fly in?”

“Yeah… In and out.” She’s hiding things herself. “When?”

“Thursday.”

“Okay. Gives me some time to set something up on my end. And the price?”

Steele turning it down and the risk of a Santini-led war against the Beneventis makes the one million irrelevant. Kelsie’s deadly and too intelligent to fuck with. She’s looking for a way out for her and Hayden, and money is the only way she can get it. “Three.”

“Deal.”

“I’ll text you the details. I’m going to say a silent prayer soon.”

“You want me to pop the Don in church?”

“It’s the best spot.

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